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What If Your Home Market Value Is Different Than Your Assessed Home Value?

Some people have no clue about their home’s value. Others methodically scrutinize and analyze, but still end up with doubts. And still there are those who fully trust one figure, say a property assessment, only to list their home and find that the market doesn’t quite agree. There are so many moving factors involved with valuation that precision can be tricky. But excuses aside, wha...

Curb Appeal Is a Huge Selling Factor; Landscaping Tips

If you're planning on selling in the near future, its very important to prep your landscaping before putting your home on the market. Curb appeal is a HUGE selling factor, and many people won't even bother looking inside if the outside is underwhelming.    For a relatively low cost, you can transform your home's exterior by adding new flowering plants,, new mulch, ...

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3 Affordable Home Decor Updates

With the cost of living steadily going up, it’s not surprising that many homeowners are putting off their home improvement plans.  Just because grocery and energy prices are rising at a record pace doesn’t mean you have to completely abandon changing things up around the house.  This list of affordable home décor updates will surely get you inspired! Here are a f...

No Plans for the Holidays? Check Out These 8 Options

Los Angeles treasure Sparks wrote the original anti-Christmas carol with “Thank God It’s Not Christmas” as part of their solid 1974 record Kimono My House. During the chorus, Russell Mael gratefully imparts, “Thank God it’s not Christmas when there is only you and nothing else to do.” But there are much worse places to be than LA during Christmas…...

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History Alive With These 5 Ways to Celebrate New Years Eve Los Angeles-Style

If you’re looking for a traditional New Year’s Eve celebration, it’s tough to beat Times Square in New York.  And Las Vegas is also always a great time. That being said, New Year’s Eve Los Angeles-style is a completely different animal. And while New Year’s Eve is often about looking to the future, these five local options pay reverent tribute to our...

Seven Novels That Captured the Dark Side of LA

Life in LA. There’s nothing quite like it. Love it or hate it, no other city in the world can match the energy of a town that dreams enough for an entire planet. And sure, there are a few nightmares to balance out those dreams. Over the decades, several writers have found an unlikely muse in LA’s shadows. Here are just a few examples of novels that accurately captured the nuanced ex...

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Best Fall Specialty Drinks & Where To Get Them

The fall season comes with a surge of pumpkin, gingerbread, apple crisp, caramel, hot chocolate, and other delicious fall-themed flavored drinks. Here is our list of popular fall drinks and where you can snatch them up for your slurping pleasure. 1) Pumpkin Spice / Pumpkin Fall Specialty Drinks The Pumpkin Spice Latte and Pumpkin Spice Cold Brew fall drinks have risen in popularity &n...

8 Things to Do on Catalina Island to Soak Up Its Unique Vibe

Featured image credit: Ken Lund On a clear Los Angeles Day, you can see the Pacific Ocean glittering in the distance from the Griffith Observatory. And on the very clearest of days, you might even see a considerable landmass punctuating those gleaming waves. For a lot of Angelenos, this is their introduction to Catalina Island (formally known as Santa Catalina Island). In days gone ...

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Modernism Week Returns to Palm Springs on February 15

It’s already that time again. Hordes of architectural aficionados are descending on Palm Springs for 11 days of talks, tours, and revelry all centered around the unifying theme of modernist design. Yes, Thursday, February 15 kicks off Modernism Week in Palm Springs. Where else can you look at the past and dream of the future all in one thought and under the label of “modern”? ...

Garden Tips in Spring

I know if I were to have another profession other than real estate, I would own a nursery and spend my day playing with the plants. I ran across a fantastic site titled Gardening LA. I felt like I had won the lotto on all things gardening. Perhaps I am a little late to the party as Ivonne, the consummate blogger/garden aficionado, has been advising and posting for years. Bel...